Manchester City vs Burnley result and stats
Win probability: home 80%, draw 13%, away 7%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersManchester City beat Burnley 5–1 at home in the Premier League on Saturday 27 September 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Manchester City 80%, the draw 13% and Burnley 7%, so a home win had a 80% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
MCBU
21Shots9
8On target2
10Corners2
5Fouls7
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals1
Referee: R Jones
Recent form
Manchester City
D @ Arsenal1–1 · 21 Sep
W v Manchester United3–0 · 14 Sep
L @ Brighton1–2 · 31 Aug
L v Tottenham0–2 · 23 Aug
W @ Wolves4–0 · 16 Aug
Burnley
D v Nottingham Forest1–1 · 20 Sep
L v Liverpool0–1 · 14 Sep
L @ Manchester United2–3 · 30 Aug
W v Sunderland2–0 · 23 Aug
L @ Tottenham0–3 · 16 Aug
Head to head
In 4 league meetings since 2021, Manchester City won 4, Burnley won 0 and 0 were drawn; the most recent, on 31 Jan 2024, finished Manchester City 3–1 Burnley, a win for Manchester City.
Manchester City 3–1 Burnley31 Jan 2024
Burnley 0–3 Manchester City11 Aug 2023
Burnley 0–2 Manchester City2 Apr 2022
Manchester City 2–0 Burnley16 Oct 2021